Feeling the need to change the banner because I wasn’t too happy with banner #6, I picked this gorgeous view of the Saugatuck Reservoir, in Redding, CT, shot on March 12, 2012 at dawn.
Unfortunately, I hadn’t slept very well that night, and had a very hard time getting up in time to get there at first light. I can still remember the sadness looking at several marvelous pink clouds while I was driving speeding towards my destination on the highway, still a good 20 minutes away.
I was still able to capture some stunning shots, but it was upsetting to know that in spite of waking up so early I had missed the first light of that beautiful day. At any rate, this is the full image:
While admiring the beauty of the landscape, I decided to take several shots at different exposure levels in order to try my hand at HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography. I’m very pleased with the results, even though I might have pushed the “dreamy” effect a little too much (I used Photomatix for the tonemapping).
Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
F-stop: f/8 + f/11 + f/5.6 (tonemapped into one exposure)
Exposure: 1/125sec. + 1/250sec. + 1/60 sec. (tonemapped into one exposure)
ISO: 100
Focal length: 17 mm
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